Government and public bodies in Australia

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 247 government and public bodies in Australia.

Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.

The largest concentrations are in Canberra (64), Sydney (28) and Melbourne (27).

Australia scores 68.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 19 of 117 economies.

See Australia on the IEPA ↗

247 government and public bodies

• Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales
  Government or public body · Sydney · ahmrc.org.au
• ACT Department of Treasury
  Government or public body · Canberra · apps.treasury.act.gov.au
• ACT Government
  Government or public body · Canberra · act.gov.au
• Act Health
  Government or public body · Canberra · health.act.gov.au
• Advance Queensland
  Government or public body · Brisbane · advance.qld.gov.au
• Agriculture Victoria
  Government or public body · Melbourne · agriculture.vic.gov.au
• AgriFutures Australia
  Government or public body · Wagga Wagga · agrifutures.com.au
• Ambulance Victoria
  Government or public body · Melbourne · ambulance.vic.gov.au
• Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
  Government or public body · Melbourne · ari.vic.gov.au
• Arts South Australia
  Government or public body · Dormant · Adelaide · arts.sa.gov.au
• Attorney-General's Department Australia
  Government or public body · Canberra · ag.gov.au
• Australia Council for the Arts
  Government or public body · Sydney · australiacouncil.gov.au
• Australian Acoustical Society
  Government or public body · Brisbane · acoustics.asn.au
• Australian Antarctic Division
  Government or public body · Hobart · antarctica.gov.au
• Australian Biological Resources Study
  Government or public body · Canberra · dcceew.gov.au
• Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  Government or public body · Canberra · agriculture.gov.au
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  Government or public body · Belconnen · abs.gov.au
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  Government or public body · Canberra · aciar.gov.au
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
  Government or public body · Sydney · safetyandquality.gov.au
• Australian Communications and Media Authority
  Government or public body · Belconnen · acma.gov.au
• Australian Federal Police
  Government or public body · Canberra · afp.gov.au
• Australian Fisheries Management Authority
  Government or public body · Canberra · afma.gov.au
• Australian Government
  Government or public body · Canberra · australia.gov.au
• Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
  Government or public body · Melbourne · ahpra.gov.au
• Australian Hearing
  Government or public body · Joondalup · hearing.com.au
• Australian Human Rights Commission
  Government or public body · Sydney · humanrights.gov.au
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  Government or public body · Canberra · aiatsis.gov.au
• Australian Institute of Criminology
  Government or public body · Canberra · aic.gov.au
• Australian Institute of Family Studies
  Government or public body · Melbourne · aifs.gov.au
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  Government or public body · Canberra · aihw.gov.au
• Australian Law Reform Commission
  Government or public body · Sydney · alrc.gov.au
• Australian National Botanic Gardens
  Government or public body · Canberra · anbg.gov.au
• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
  Government or public body · Sydney · ansto.gov.au
• Australian Plague Locust Commission
  Government or public body · Canberra · agriculture.gov.au
• Australian Prime Ministers Centre
  Government or public body · Parkes · primeministers.moadoph.gov.au
• Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
  Government or public body · Yallambie · arpansa.gov.au
• Australian Renewable Energy Agency
  Government or public body · Canberra · arena.gov.au
• Australian Research Council
  Government or public body · Canberra · arc.gov.au
• Australian Road Research Board
  Government or public body · Melbourne · arrb.com.au
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  Government or public body · Canberra · asic.gov.au
• Australian Sports Commission
  Government or public body · Belconnen · ausport.gov.au
• Australian Taxation Office
  Government or public body · Canberra · ato.gov.au
• Australian Trade and Investment Commission
  Government or public body · Adelaide · austrade.gov.au
• Bellingen Shire Council
  Government or public body · Bellingen · bellingen.nsw.gov.au
• Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
  Government or public body · Perth · bgpa.wa.gov.au
• BreastScreen WA
  Government or public body · Perth · breastscreen.health.wa.gov.au
• Brisbane City Council
  Government or public body · Brisbane · brisbane.qld.gov.au
• Bureau of Meteorology
  Government or public body · Melbourne · bom.gov.au
• Cancer Australia
  Government or public body · Sydney · canceraustralia.gov.au
• Central Land Council
  Government or public body · Alice Springs · clc.org.au
• Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
  Government or public body · Canberra · cpbr.gov.au
• Centre for Clinical Interventions
  Government or public body · Northbridge · cci.health.wa.gov.au
• Chief Minister Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
  Government or public body · Canberra · cmd.act.gov.au
• Clarence Valley Council
  Government or public body · Grafton · clarence.nsw.gov.au
• Coffs Harbour City Council
  Government or public body · Coffs Harbour · coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  Government or public body · Canberra · csiro.au
• Cotton Research and Development Corporation
  Government or public body · Narrabri · crdc.com.au
• Creative Victoria
  Government or public body · Melbourne · creative.vic.gov.au
• CSIRO Environment
  Government or public body · Canberra · csiro.au
• Defence Science and Technology Group
  Government or public body · Canberra · dst.defence.gov.au
• Dementia Collaborative Research Centres
  Government or public body · Sydney · dementiaresearch.org.au
• Department for Child Protection and Family Support
  Government or public body · Perth · dcp.wa.gov.au
• Department for Education and Child Development
  Government or public body · Adelaide · decd.sa.gov.au
• Department for Environment and Water
  Government or public body · Adelaide · environment.sa.gov.au
• Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia
  Government or public body · South Perth · agric.wa.gov.au
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  Government or public body · Canberra · agriculture.gov.au
• Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
  Government or public body · Dormant · Canberra · awe.gov.au
• Department of Arts and Museums
  Government or public body · Darwin · artsandmuseums.nt.gov.au
• Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
  Government or public body · Perth · dbca.wa.gov.au
• Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  Government or public body · Canberra · dcceew.gov.au
• Department of Commerce
  Government or public body · Canberra · commerce.wa.gov.au
• Department of Communications and the Arts
  Government or public body · Dormant · Canberra · communications.gov.au
• Department of Culture and the Arts
  Government or public body · Perth · dca.wa.gov.au
• Department of Defence
  Government or public body · Melbourne · defence.gov.au
• Department of Economic Development Jobs Transport and Resources
  Government or public body · Dormant · Melbourne · economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au
• Department of Education
  Government or public body · Canberra · education.gov.au
• Department of Education and Training
  Government or public body · Melbourne · education.vic.gov.au
• Department of Education Tasmania
  Government or public body · Hobart · education.tas.gov.au
• Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
  Government or public body · Canberra · dewr.gov.au
• Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  Government or public body · Melbourne · delwp.vic.gov.au
• Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
  Government or public body · Palmerston · depws.nt.gov.au
• Department of Family and Community Services
  Government or public body · Closed · Sydney · facs.nsw.gov.au
• Department of Finance
  Government or public body · Parkes · finance.gov.au
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  Government or public body · Canberra · dfat.gov.au
• Department of Health and Aged Care
  Government or public body · Canberra · health.gov.au
• Department of Health and Human Services
  Government or public body · Melbourne · dhhs.vic.gov.au
• Department of Home Affairs
  Government or public body · Canberra · homeaffairs.gov.au
• Department of Housing and Community Development
  Government or public body · Darwin · dhcd.nt.gov.au
• Department of Industry, Science and Resources
  Government or public body · Canberra · industry.gov.au
• Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
  Government or public body · Dormant · Canberra · industry.gov.au
• Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development
  Government or public body · Dormant · Sydney · industry.nsw.gov.au
• Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
  Government or public body · Canberra · infrastructure.gov.au
• Department of Jobs and Small Business
  Government or public body · Dormant · Canberra · jobs.gov.au
• Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
  Government or public body · Melbourne · djsir.vic.gov.au
• Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
  Government or public body · Perth · wa.gov.au
• Department of Justice
  Government or public body · Dormant · Parramatta · justice.nsw.gov.au
• Department of Land Resource Management
  Government or public body · Dormant · Darwin · landresources.nt.gov.au
• Department of Local Government and Communities
  Government or public body · Perth · dlgc.wa.gov.au
• Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
  Government or public body · Perth · dlgsc.wa.gov.au
• Department of Mines and Petroleum
  Government or public body · Dormant · East Perth · dmp.wa.gov.au
• Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
  Government or public body · East Perth · dmp.wa.gov.au
• Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
  Government or public body · Hobart · nre.tas.gov.au
• Department of Premier and Cabinet
  Government or public body · Melbourne · vic.gov.au
• Department of Primary Industries
  Government or public body · Brisbane · dpi.qld.gov.au
• Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
  Government or public body · South Perth · dpird.wa.gov.au
• Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
  Government or public body · Adelaide · pir.sa.gov.au
• Department of Primary Industry and Resources
  Government or public body · Darwin · dpir.nt.gov.au
• Department of Social Services
  Government or public body · Canberra · dss.gov.au
• Department of Sport and Recreation
  Government or public body · Dormant · Leederville · dsr.wa.gov.au
• Department of Sport and Recreation
  Government or public body · Darwin · sportandrecreation.nt.gov.au
• Department of State Development
  Government or public body · Dormant · Adelaide · dsd.wa.gov.au
• Department of State Growth
  Government or public body · Hobart · stategrowth.tas.gov.au
• Department of the Environment and Energy
  Government or public body · Dormant · Canberra · environment.gov.au
• Department of the Premier and Cabinet
  Government or public body · Adelaide · dpc.sa.gov.au
• Department of the Premier and Cabinet
  Government or public body · West Perth · dpc.wa.gov.au
• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
  Government or public body · Canberra · dpmc.gov.au
• Department of the Treasury
  Government or public body · Canberra · treasury.gov.au
• Department of Transport and Planning
  Government or public body · Melbourne · vic.gov.au
• Department of Veterans Affairs
  Government or public body · Brisbane · dva.gov.au
• Department of Water
  Government or public body · Dormant · Perth · water.wa.gov.au

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Cities

• Government and public bodies in Canberra 64
• Government and public bodies in Sydney 28
• Government and public bodies in Melbourne 27
• Government and public bodies in Brisbane 17
• Government and public bodies in Perth 17
• Government and public bodies in Adelaide 12
• Government and public bodies in Darwin 12
• Government and public bodies in Hobart 8
• Government and public bodies in East Perth 6
• Government and public bodies in Belconnen 3
• Government and public bodies in Parkes 3
• Government and public bodies in Parramatta 3